Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 722
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الْحَكَمُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عِكْرِمَةُ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَانَ إِذَا سَمِعَ صَوْتَ الرَّعْدِ قَالَ: سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَبَّحْتَ لَهُ، قَالَ: إِنَّ الرَّعْدَ مَلَكٌ يَنْعِقُ بِالْغَيْثِ، كَمَا يَنْعِقُ الرَّاعِي بِغَنَمِهِ.
Translation
‘Ikrima reported that when Ibn ‘Abbas heard the sound of thunder, he would say: “Glory be to the One whom you glorify.” He said: “Thunder is an angel who cries out for rain, just as a shepherd calls to his sheep.”